Is this considered Lawful Neutral?

So this is a character concept I've had that I was originally going to play in D&D 3.5. He is a Monk who follows the way of the closed fist, based off of the old Bioware game Jade Empire. For those that aren't familiar with Jade Empire or the way of the closed fist, here is what the wiki says about it... "The Way of the Closed Fist is the "low path" or the path of discord and aggression. This path isn't necessarily evil, though its followers may use it to justify their own evil actions. Those who follow the Closed Fist believe that strength is power and that power allows them to impose their will. They are generally quicker to resort to violence, allowing strength to decide the best course, and will do whatever it takes to advance their station. Closed Fist followers are not concerned with balance or harmony or the larger world consequences of their actions, but they are not disconnected with the world. An evil man ignores a plea for help because he does not care, but a man on the "low path" ignores the plea because that person will survive on their own if they are strong enough. The man on the "low path" may help if the odds are unreasonable, or if there is an incentive to give assistance." Basically, closed fist practitioners are on a quest for power in any form it might be. Whether it's from experience, money, influence, whatever. If a closed fist follower meets a group of bandits and decides to oppose, it is because he seeks a worthy test of his power; not to save those the bandits are harassing. Under this philosophy, until the peasants gain enough strength to fight back against the bandits it is the bandits just due to take what they please. It is simply a "only the strong will survive" philosophy.  My question, and the reason I am posting this here is this: in a 3.5 campaign I played in, this philosophy was deemed to be chaotic which monks cannot be so I had to change the way I played the Monk. I now play 5E which allows for any alignment, but is the way of the closed fist truly chaotic? It isn't in line with most written laws, but it is a set code. Give respect to those who display power, and either encourage the weak to strengthen themselves, or take from them what you can to strengthen yourself; either way, everything is about strength.

First off, this is probably in the wrong section. But to answer your question, no it isn't chaotic. The Closed Fist is a philosophy intended to nurture strength in everyone, to gradually chip away at one's instinctual desire to take the easy path and instead challenge themselves so they might grow from the experience. Therefore it can be seen as harsh but also beneficial, so it would be neutral, neither fully good nor evil. But by necessity, the Closed Fist is lawful. A devotee would refuse to use underhanded methods, because doing so would weaken himself. If he challenges the law of the land, he does it openly. This does not make him unlawful, there simply is no law greater in his eyes than the law of nature.

Krim said: First off, this is probably in the wrong section. But to answer your question, no it isn't chaotic. The Closed Fist is a philosophy intended to nurture strength in everyone, to gradually chip away at one's instinctual desire to take the easy path and instead challenge themselves so they might grow from the experience. Therefore it can be seen as harsh but also beneficial, so it would be neutral, neither fully good nor evil. But by necessity, the Closed Fist is lawful. A devotee would refuse to use underhanded methods, because doing so would weaken himself. If he challenges the law of the land, he does it openly. This does not make him unlawful, there simply is no law greater in his eyes than the law of nature. Agreed. As the Monk follows the 'code' that is given to it - the adherence of this code can be seen as being Lawful (especially if all people in the area follow a similar code. Within a monastery, this code would actually BE 'The Law'). Then, only caring for yourself and not whether others excelled at the mastery of the code or not can easily be seen as Neutral.

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